Chapter 1 Key Terms Flashcards
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Alchemist
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A practitioner of alchemy whose main goal is to turn base metals into gold.
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Atom
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Smallest part of an element that can take part in a chemical reaction.
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Chemist
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Person engaged in chemical reactions and experiments.
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Law of Conservation of Mass
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Mass of reactants = Mass of products
Matter is not created or destroyed during a chemical reaction. -Antoine Laviosier
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Element
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Substance composed of atoms with the same atomic number.
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Group
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Vertical column of elements in the periodic table.
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Period
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Horizontal row of elements in the periodic table.
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Periodic law
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Properties of elements vary periodically with their atomic number.
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Periodic table
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Arrangement of elements in order of increasing atomic number.
